This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798" Lines 1-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Hallucination.
(c) Unconsciousness.
(d) Hypnotic trance.

2. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?
(a) They slow the poem's pace to reflect the speaker's state of mind.
(b) They demonstrate how the speaker's confusion eases when he is in nature.
(c) They emphasize the passage of time and important elements of the scene.
(d) They indicate the speaker's hesitation to share such a personal experience.

3. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?
(a) The wreaths of smoke.
(b) The unripe fruits.
(c) The hermit and vagrants.
(d) The entire landscape.

4. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?
(a) Helping others focus on the important aspects of life.
(b) The positive memories created for others.
(c) Gestures of love and respect from others.
(d) Small acts of love and kindness performed for others.

5. What is the best definition of "sublime" in the context of line 38?
(a) Passing from one phase of matter into another.
(b) To purify or refine.
(c) Complete and total.
(d) Transcendent experience.